EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF SEATED OSIRIS

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A bronze figure of Osiris shown seated with legs together and arms crossed over the chest, holding the crook and flail. The face is finely rendered with a protruding nose, small lips, and narrow eyes beneath gently arched brows. He wears the Atef crown flanked by side plumes and fronted by a uraeus; a plaited false beard extends from the chin. Mounted on a modern base. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 3798, Antiquities, Lot 142. Size: 125mm x 35mm; Weight: 145g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.